Ellen DeGeneres in Love

Why Anne left and Portia moved in

Quirky, hilarious, down-to-earth and - beneath it all - breathtakingly ambitious, comic Ellen DeGeneres' personality clearly reflects the configuration of stars in her astrological chart. Her romantic life, however, holds a few mysteries. She and ex Anne Heche seemed amazingly compatible, but their high-profile relationship ended when Anne abruptly left Ellen in 2000. Ellen found love with gorgeous Portia de Rossi in 2004, but is their match made in heaven? The stars suggest it just might be, which may also explain Ellen and Anne's sudden split.

Ellen and Anne
As a couple, these two had a lot going for them. Born on January 26, 1958, Ellen's sun is in Aquarius, the most delightfully quirky, inventive, and offbeat sign in the Zodiac. Anne, born May 25, 1969, is an airy, chatty, changeable Gemini. The two had a strong affinity for one another and were usually "…as cozily compatible as a couple of bugs in a rug or two termites in a totem pole," wrote Linda Goodman in Love Signs. Ellen and Anne's stars in Venus, which influence love relationships, were well-aligned, too. With Ellen in Aquarius and Anne in compatible Aries, the two likely shared a deep bond of affection.

Unfortunately for this pair, their other astrological signs conflicted. Ellen, whose moon is in Aries, has a deep-seated urge to propel herself to the top - and enjoy a rip-roaring good time along the way. Anne's Virgo moon couldn't be more opposite: cautious, practical, and detail-oriented, her analytical take on life may have come across to Ellen as disapproval. Meanwhile, a rising sign in Taurus suggests Ellen prefers to put aside her ego to take care of business, while Anne's Leo rising sign indicates a proud, perhaps arrogant, persona and a flair for the dramatic, which Taurus tends to find intolerable.

Ellen and Portia
It's no wonder Portia de Rossi, born January 31, 1973,  gave Ellen a wedding ring and bought a matching one for herself just two months after their courtship began. After all, when two Aquarians meet, they tend to feel that no one has ever understood them so well before, says Goodman. Moreover, these two are well matched in more than just sun signs. Their compatible moons, Ellen in Aries and Portia in Capricorn, show that the two mesh well on an unconscious level. Portia's rising sign, the Aries ram, is likely to be tolerant of Ellen's rising sign, the Taurus bull, while Taurus often has important lessons to learn from Aries.

Ellen and Portia may experience some tension in their different attitudes toward love. Portia's Venus is in Capricorn, making her more practical in day-to-day matters of the heart, while Ellen's Venus in Aquarius influences freewheeling, spontaneous affection for her beloved. Each partner will have to temper her approach to find a happy middle ground with the other.

Interestingly, Ellen, Anne and Portia all have Sagittarius in Mars, meaning they all tend to be truthful and direct about satisfying their desires, both in and out of bed. Although Sagittarians can sometimes conflict, the astrological alignments suggest Ellen found intense sexual compatibility with both partners. Let's hope the hot chemistry, combined with their other areas of astral harmony, mean a long-lasting love for Ellen and Portia.